The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 2163
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
9:26 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2974
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 119.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.16° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.86° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.